Abstract
In a series of 954 laparotomies performed for suspected acute appendicitis 5 (0.5%) cecal carcinomas were encountered. When considering patients over 50 years of age only, the incidence of right sided colon carcinomas raised to 5%. The authors review the therapeutic options in order to optimize patients' survival.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Acute Disease
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Adenocarcinoma / complications*
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Adenocarcinoma / pathology
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Adenocarcinoma / surgery
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Aged
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Appendicitis / etiology*
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Appendicitis / pathology
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Appendicitis / surgery
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Cecal Neoplasms / complications*
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Cecal Neoplasms / pathology
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Cecal Neoplasms / surgery
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle Aged